NaNo Warmup Exercise (from a repeat offender)

[wondersheep.livejournal.com]

Going from 0 to 1,667 words a day on November 1st is doable. It has been done before. By people with much more organized schedules and a healthier dose of discipline than I've got.

Me? I need practice warming up to that. So here's what I do:

Starting about Oct. 1st, I write. Just random things, often stream of conciousness, sometimes short stories and even *gasp* fanfic. And because I answer to letter C, I write absolutely nothing pertaining to my novel. The point of this exercise is to break in my brain to coming up with 1667 words, to break in my fingers to typing 1667 words, and to break in my butt for sitting still for the length of time it takes to write 1667 words without getting distracted by anything shiny (why, yes, I do have ADD, how could you-- OOH! BIRDIE!).

Oct 1st, you start by writing 55 words. Then you add 55 words a day until on Oct. 31st you are writing a whole 1705 words. Simple, no?

And I hear comments from the peanut gallery now. "Mary Suuuue! I'm busy! I'm gonna miss a day or three!"

Yah, so? Do not worry about making up word count (that's why God invented November for), just write that day's word goal. For example, say you miss Oct. 17th for Devin Fernandes' 26th birthday (Devin, on the totally random chance you are seeing this, HI! I MISS YOU! Comment on my journal, please!) That does not mean that on Oct. 18th you have to write 1,925 words. No, you just worry about Oct. 18th's goal of 990 words.

Get it? Got it? Good.


10/1/05 55
10/2/05 110
10/3/05 165
10/4/05 220
10/5/05 275
10/6/05 330
10/7/05 385
10/8/05 440
10/9/05 495
10/10/05 550
10/11/05 605
10/12/05 660
10/13/05 715
10/14/05 770
10/15/05 825
10/16/05 880
10/17/05 935
10/18/05 990
10/19/05 1045
10/20/05 1100
10/21/05 1155
10/22/05 1210
10/23/05 1265
10/24/05 1320
10/25/05 1375
10/26/05 1430
10/27/05 1485
10/28/05 1540
10/29/05 1595
10/30/05 1650
10/31/05 1705

Comments

[kfitzwarin.livejournal.com]

What a good idea!

[hepzibahpeikko.livejournal.com]

This is a great idea. I'll definitely be using it...

[wondersheep.livejournal.com]

I stole it from someone on this community, scroll back a few days you should see it.

[hpbutterfly.livejournal.com]

I think this is a good way to check if I can actually cut it for November. I'm still unsure as to whether I can put in the time and discipline to do this without ruining the rest of my life. Thanks!

[wondersheep.livejournal.com]

Oh, you can do it.

[wondersheep.livejournal.com]

Also, I love your icon.

[hpbutterfly.livejournal.com]

Gracias! Yours is cool, too. One of the cooler Potterpuffs, haha.

[angelfish-82.livejournal.com]

Ohhh! I love it! I put it in my memories for October 1st! (What's that? It's this Saturday? Only 2 days away? Why, no, I didn't know that!)